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Correspondence with R.W. Sorensen, MP, 24 Oct 1955-16 Jul 1959

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Correspondence with R.W. Sorensen, MP, concerning the following territories and topics:

Sierra Leone:

  1. delay in appointing a Principal to Fourah Bay College (in 1955): fol. 57
  2. Sierra Leone Diamond Ordinance: fol. 67
  3. the numbers of staff and students in the Fourah Bay Training Department: fol. 68
  4. discrimination against Syrians in local government elections: fol. 69
  5. plans to raise educational standards: fols. 127, 129.

Nigeria:

  1. lack of secrecy of the ballot at by-elections in Lagos, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 57, 64-65
  2. representation at, and agenda of, the Nigeria Constitutional Conference: fols. 75-77, 123
  3. Election campaign meetings and procedure in the Northern Region, with a letter from John Maclay: fols. 101-102, 104
  4. Report on Bribery and Corruption in the Eastern Region: fol. 107
  5. Provincial Authorities for the Northern Regions: fol. 114
  6. conditions of Nigerian workers in Fernando Po: fols. 117, 126-127, 131, 135
  7. increasing number of co-operative societies, and the qualifications and salaries of auditors: fols. 125-126
  8. discontent at Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria: fol. 127v
  9. delays in the process of granting passports: fol. 135v.

Seychelles:

  1. the leasing by the Seychelles Government of Aldabra Islands to commercial interests: fol. 57v
  2. Copra Stabilisation Fund, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 103, 108, 118
  3. proposals to sell the Milk Pasteurisation Plant: fol. 103
  4. breaking up of the Grand Anse Estate: fols. 103, 106, 109
  5. primary and secondary school education: fols. 106-107
  6. government-built settlements: fols. 109, 118
  7. incidence of tuberculosis: fols. 109, 119
  8. stabilisation of the cost of living (in 1957), with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 111, 119, 130, 135
  9. employment of demobilised Pioneers, with a letter from Profumo: fols. 118, 132
  10. Colonial Development and Welfare grant for land settlement (in 1957): fol. 132
  11. report on minimum wages: fol. 136.

Colonies, general:

  1. retention by ministers in the colonies of business directorships, with a letter from Hopkinson: fols. 58-59
  2. the numbers of overseas officers continuing to serve in colonial territories that had become self-governing, with a letter from Julian Amery: fols. 153-154.

Malaya (Malaysia):

  1. state scholarships: fols. 60, 70
  2. steps to combat tuberculosis: fol. 60
  3. levy of education rate: fol. 62
  4. shortage of doctors, and recruitment in the UK and in Hong Kong: fols. 62, 66, 68
  5. financial aid from the British Government after independence: fols. 111-112.

Gold Coast (Ghana):

  1. protests against the proposed Amendment of the State Council Ordinance 1952 (Ashanti): fols. 61, 63
  2. withdrawal of annual grant from the Extra Mural Department of the University of the Gold Coast (Ghana): fol. 67
  3. financial aid from the British Government after independence: fols. 111-112
  4. speakers at a Ghana Independence Reception in London, Mar 1957: fol. 116.

British Borneo:

  1. offer by the Singapore Government to send squatter and unemployed families to Borneo to help meet labour shortage: fol. 62.

Uganda:

  1. housing of African Medical Officers: fol. 73
  2. the Worthington Plan for training Africans as doctors: fol. 73
  3. co-operative credit for farmers: fols. 73-74.

Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):

  1. private meeting at the House of Commons to hear the views of three African politicians on federation (in Jul 1956): fol. 78.

British Guiana (Guyana):

  1. constitutional discussions (in 1956), with a letter about the main political parties from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 79, 81.

Hong Kong:

  1. staffing of a new hospital at Kowloon, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 82, 84.

Singapore:

  1. delays in the Assize Court and the case of Tan Yeow Meng, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd, copies of reports, and a cutting from the Straits Times: fols. 85-100
  2. recognition of degrees of Nanyang University: fol. 121
  3. land speculation: fol. 121.

The Gambia:

  1. assistance from the World Health Organization, for training nurses: fol. 107
  2. lack of a girls' secondary school: fol. 156.

West Africa, general:

  1. freight rates between UK and West African ports: fol. 120.

Kenya:

  1. forced labour from Banyala people, with a letter from Profumo: fols. 125, 133.

Southern Cameroons (Northwest Region and Southwest Region, Cameroon):

  1. the state of the medical services in 1956-1957, with a letter from Lord Perth: fols. 138v, 143, 146
  2. plebiscite to determine the future of the country after Nigerian Independence in 1960: fols. 155, 157.

Cyprus:

  1. proposals of the National Peace Council for the establishment by the United Nations of a Good Offices Committee: fols. 148-152.

Dates

  • Creation: 24 Oct 1955-16 Jul 1959

Extent

101 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 7, fols. 57-157

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